diff --git a/mvcc/watchable_store.go b/mvcc/watchable_store.go
index 68d9ab71d27..5b00bcba997 100644
--- a/mvcc/watchable_store.go
+++ b/mvcc/watchable_store.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (s *watchableStore) Restore(b backend.Backend) error {
 	}
 
 	for wa := range s.synced.watchers {
-		s.unsynced.watchers.add(wa)
+		s.unsynced.add(wa)
 	}
 	s.synced = newWatcherGroup()
 	return nil
diff --git a/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go b/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
index 60fe949a3be..141627c8be6 100644
--- a/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
+++ b/mvcc/watchable_store_test.go
@@ -295,36 +295,45 @@ func TestWatchFutureRev(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchRestore(t *testing.T) {
-	b, tmpPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
-	s := newWatchableStore(b, &lease.FakeLessor{}, nil)
-	defer cleanup(s, b, tmpPath)
-
-	testKey := []byte("foo")
-	testValue := []byte("bar")
-	rev := s.Put(testKey, testValue, lease.NoLease)
-
-	newBackend, newPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
-	newStore := newWatchableStore(newBackend, &lease.FakeLessor{}, nil)
-	defer cleanup(newStore, newBackend, newPath)
-
-	w := newStore.NewWatchStream()
-	w.Watch(testKey, nil, rev-1)
-
-	newStore.Restore(b)
-	select {
-	case resp := <-w.Chan():
-		if resp.Revision != rev {
-			t.Fatalf("rev = %d, want %d", resp.Revision, rev)
-		}
-		if len(resp.Events) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to get events from the response")
-		}
-		if resp.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision != rev {
-			t.Fatalf("kv.rev = %d, want %d", resp.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision, rev)
+	test := func(delay time.Duration) func(t *testing.T) {
+		return func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, tmpPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
+			s := newWatchableStore(b, &lease.FakeLessor{}, nil)
+			defer cleanup(s, b, tmpPath)
+
+			testKey := []byte("foo")
+			testValue := []byte("bar")
+			rev := s.Put(testKey, testValue, lease.NoLease)
+
+			newBackend, newPath := backend.NewDefaultTmpBackend()
+			newStore := newWatchableStore(newBackend, &lease.FakeLessor{}, nil)
+			defer cleanup(newStore, newBackend, newPath)
+
+			w := newStore.NewWatchStream()
+			w.Watch(testKey, nil, rev-1)
+
+			time.Sleep(delay)
+
+			newStore.Restore(b)
+			select {
+			case resp := <-w.Chan():
+				if resp.Revision != rev {
+					t.Fatalf("rev = %d, want %d", resp.Revision, rev)
+				}
+				if len(resp.Events) != 1 {
+					t.Fatalf("failed to get events from the response")
+				}
+				if resp.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision != rev {
+					t.Fatalf("kv.rev = %d, want %d", resp.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision, rev)
+				}
+			case <-time.After(time.Second):
+				t.Fatal("failed to receive event in 1 second.")
+			}
 		}
-	case <-time.After(time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("failed to receive event in 1 second.")
 	}
+
+	t.Run("Normal", test(0))
+	t.Run("RunSyncWatchLoopBeforeRestore", test(time.Millisecond*120)) // longer than default waitDuration
 }
 
 // TestWatchBatchUnsynced tests batching on unsynced watchers